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Here is a sampling of several highly requested itineraries, ranging from 8 to 12 days. All of our itineraries are fully customizable. We are happy to work directly with you to develop an itinerary that matches your exact needs.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540335028909{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]
Sample Itineraries
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A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Jaffa / Netanya / Tiberias / Nazareth / Jerusalem / Bethlehem / Emmaus
Day One:
- Depart via scheduled air service. The destination is Tel Aviv
Day Two:
- Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport
Meet your Faith Journeys Tour Manager who will assist the group to an awaiting chartered motorcoach for a transfer to Netanya via Joppa for a panoramic orientation to the land and visit the Church of St. Peter. If time permits, celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s Church - Late afternoon hotel check-in
- Evening Welcome dinner and overnight
Day Three
- Breakfast at the hotel
- This morning we will follow in the footsteps of Paul and make our way up
the Plain of Sharon to Caesarea. We will visit the aqueduct, the ancient
Herodian harbor, the remains of the seaside palace of Pontius Pilate, and the theater. Continue to the altar of Elijah at the Muhraka atop Mount Carmel - Lunch, on own
- Cross the Valley of Jezreel to Nazareth. Celebrate Mass in the Church of the Annunciation and view ruins of the ancient churches and the town of
Nazareth of Jesus’ day. Continue to the Church of the Wedding at Cana,
where Jesus performed his first miracle of turning water into wine. - Evening dinner and overnight
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Walking with Jesus & Witnessing to Christ
Bethlehem / Hebron / Nazareth / Tiberias / Sea of Galilee / Caesarea / Jerusalem / Emmaus
Day One:
- Depart via scheduled air service. The destination is Tel Aviv
Day Two:
- Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport
- Meet your Faith Journeys Tour Manager who will assist the group to an awaiting chartered motorcoach for a transfer the town of David, Bethlehem
- Late afternoon hotel check-in
- Evening Welcome dinner and overnight
Day Three
- Breakfast at the hotel
- This morning we will travel to the Shepherd’s Fields to rejoice over the glad tidings of the birth of Jesus. We will return to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity and celebrate Mass in the Chapel of the Massacre of the Innocents. Visit Milk Grotto and Mamre, site of God’s promise to Abraham
- Lunch, on own
- Take an excursion to Hebron where we will visit the 2000-year old Herodian building marking the Tomb of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their wives. Return to Bethlehem for time at leisure to shop for famous Bethlehem crafts
- Meet with a prominent member of the Palestinian Catholic community, to hear the struggles of Christians to maintain their faith in difficult times
- Evening dinner and overnight
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From the Exodus to the New Covenant
Cairo / Pyramids of Sakkara & Giza / Suez Canal / Mt. Sinai / Gulf of Aqaba / Petra / Mountains of Moab / Amman / Mt. Nebo / Bethany / Mt. Tabor / Sea of Galilee / Mt. of Beatitudes / Tabgha / Caesarea Philippi / Cana / Nazareth / Mt. Carmel / Caesarea / Jerusalem /Bethany / Masada / Dead Sea / Qumran / Emmaus
Day One:
- Depart via scheduled air service. The destination is Cairo
Day Two:
- Arrive at Cairo International Airport
- Meet your Faith Journeys Tour Manager who will assist the group to an awaiting chartered motorcoach for a transfer to your hotel in Cairo
- Late afternoon hotel check-in
- Evening Welcome Dinner and overnight
Day Three
- Breakfast at the hotel
- This morning we will travel to the ancient capital of Memphis to see the Step Pyramids at Sakkara. We will then continue to the Pyramids of Giza to see the iconic Sphinx, carved out of a single piece of stone
- Lunch, on own
- Experience a camel ride by the Pyramids and visit the Papyrus Institute
- Evening dinner
- Enjoy a spectacular Sound and Light show at Giza
- Return to hotel for overnight
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Contact Us
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